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Troyes or Colmar around Christmas?

We will have a night and part of a day to stop on our way from Lyon to Charles de Gaulle Airport. I was planning to go to Colmar, but it is not exactly on the way. Troyes also looks lovely and is not nearly so big of a detour. I know that Colmar is known for its Christmas market and decorations, but would Troyes be good as well? Based on pictures I'm seeing of the towns, Troyes looks like it might be even nicer than Colmar. Any advice would be appreciated!

We visited Troyes for the second time this past September. Fantastic city with several "odd" but interesting museums. It's less touristy than Colmar - in fact, it is really not touristy at all. We stayed at Le Relais St Jean and dined next door at Valentino (for the second time).

Troyes was fabulous. Loved the churches. Also loved the modern art museum which has a wonderful collection of fauvist painters. Quite a wonderful surprise! The old town is quintessential half-timbered buildings. So picturesque. As far as Christmas is concerned, there was a lovely tree in one of the central squares and an AMAZING "advent calendar" multimedia presentation projected onto the Hotel de Ville. http://penseurdeprod.fr/EN/3d-projec...as-lights.html This was simply jaw-dropping!